Standard_D2pls_v5 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_D2pls_v5 with no upfront payment costs $0.04007 per hour in East US, 41% less than on demand ($0.068). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.02584 per hour effective, 62% less.

Every option in East US

Linux prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$0.04007$0.04007$29.2541%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$351.00$0$0.04007$29.2541%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.04626$0.04626$33.7732%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.02584$0.02584$18.8662%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$679.00$0$0.02584$18.8662%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.0298$0.0298$21.7556%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Central India$0.0426$0.0251$0.016262%
East US$0.068$0.0401$0.025862%
East US 2$0.068$0.0401$0.025862%
North Central US$0.068$0.0401$0.025862%
West US 2$0.068$0.0401$0.025862%
West US 3$0.068$0.0401$0.025862%
North Europe$0.073$0.043$0.027762%
Sweden Central$0.073$0.043$0.02763%
Canada Central$0.0744$0.0439$0.028362%
Central US$0.0768$0.0401$0.025866%
Germany West Central$0.0776$0.0458$0.029562%
West Europe$0.0776$0.0458$0.029562%
Southeast Asia$0.0784$0.0462$0.029862%
UK South$0.0808$0.0477$0.030762%
France Central$0.081$0.0478$0.030862%
South Central US$0.0816$0.0482$0.03162%
West Central US$0.0816$0.0482$0.03162%
West US$0.0848$0.05$0.032262%
Japan East$0.0856$0.0505$0.032562%
East Asia$0.086$0.0507$0.032762%
Australia East$0.0888$0.0524$0.033862%

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.